Easter lamb matchmaker! 💘 – RecipeTin Eats

Find your perfect Easter lamb based on your time, budget, convenience or desire to show off! Just follow the instructions and I’ll guide you to your perfect lamb recipe. Welcome to the Easter lamb matchmaker! 💘

Finding the Perfect Lamb Recipe for Easter

Every year before Easter, my friends start messaging me asking what lamb recipe they should make for Easter Sunday. I always answer questions: How many people, the day before or the day before, with a high or low budget, do you want rosy pink slices or cut meat? On this basis, I tell them which lamb suits them best.

So this year, I thought it might be useful to turn these little back and forths into a guide so that I can direct you towards your Perfect Easter lamb recipe! I hope you find this useful. 🙂

Easter lamb matchmaker

To use this matchmaker, answer the questions below and they will lead you to the Easter lamb that fits your needs. Note: These are lamb main dishes rather than things like skewers, meatballs and stews like tagine. For my complete collection of lamb recipes, see Lamb Recipes.

1. NOT INTERVENE OR TAKE HANDS?

The first point of order is: do you want something that’s essentially hands-off, or are you happy to be more involved? Think slow cooker roasted leg of lamb, made and forgotten (i.e. effortless) versus a blushing pink oven roasted leg of lamb that needs to be attended to and best served immediately (i.e. more convenient).

2. Do you want something prepared in advance?

It’s hands-off! Now, do you want a hands-off lamb recipe that can be prepared the day before? Or one that you can prepare the same day and serve hot without reheating?

3. DO YOU WANT A PLATED STYLE OR TO SHARE?

Cooking for a large group is much less stressful when you prepare in advance 🙂. Now, do you want a lamb recipe where people help themselves (to share) or one that fits an individual plate?

• I want something I can serve individually on a plate → Continue reading ⬇️

  💘🐑 YOU HAVE BEEN MATCHED! 🐑💘 Your perfect lamb pairings that can be prepared the day before, then reheated to serve and served individually are:

  1. Lamb shanks simmered in a red wine sauce, braised in port, Massaman or Persian curry

4. DO YOU WANT CLASSIC OR EXOTIC LAMB FLAVORS?

Of course you want to share – it’s the best way to eat! But do you want lamb with traditional flavors like garlic, rosemary and oregano, or do you want lamb with bold, exciting flavors, like Middle Eastern or Massaman curry?

• I want classic flavors! → Continue reading ⬇️

  💘🐑 YOU HAVE BEEN MATCHED! 🐑💘 Both of these recipes are made for sharing and can be prepared in advance (even the day before) and refrigerated. To serve, simply reheat – without any loss of quality or juiciness of the meat. These are very rare characteristics in the world of roasting!

  1. Garlic and Rosemary Lamb Shoulder Slow Roasted for 3 Hours with Sauce; Or

  2. The ultimate lamb shoulder slow roasted for 12 hours with garlic, oregano and juice – the crème de la crème of all my roast lamb recipes

5. FOR PRACTICE, do you want A SHARED OR MORE REFINED STYLE?

For those who have time to cook on the day, do you want a lamb dish that is hearty, hearty and made to share with a group of 6+, or something smaller and a little more refined?

• I want something more refined for a small group. → Continue reading ⬇️

  💘🐑 YOU HAVE BEEN MATCHED! 🐑💘 Here are your perfect lamb recipes:

  1. Racks of lamb ($$$) – Either a rack of lamb breaded with rosemary, or a rack of lamb marinated with herbs and garlic. Don’t make me choose for you! Both are incredible! (Although the crumbled one is a little more practical with the preparation).

  2. Rosemary and Garlic Lamb Cutlets – I know this is a bit of an outlier as it’s cutlets rather than a roast, but I included it because it’s a premium cut for special occasions. This is pretty much the only way I cook lamb cutlets. The better the meat, the simpler the flavors!

I hope you found your perfect match!

Honestly, I feel like you can’t go wrong with any of these lamb recipes, it’s more a matter of knowing which recipe will suit your needs.

As for my first choice? Always the 12-hour lamb shoulder for succulent meat and a rich flavor superior to that of leg, plus it is reheatable. I often roast it in disposable foil trays for easy transport. To reheat, I will do it covered in the oven if the weather permits, otherwise I will put it in the microwave (YES!) If I run out of time to cook, I will make the 3 hour roast version of the shoulder. And if I am Really Short on prep time, I’m going to make the 5-Minute Massaman Shoulder Prep, which I just made for lunch last weekend for this very reason.

When an occasion calls for carving time or I want a large roast to serve 10 people, I’ll make a classic roast leg of lamb with all the trimmings. I love a good leg of lamb!

I hope you enjoyed this Matchmaker. Now go meet your perfect lamb partner – no awkward first date required! – Nagix

In memory of the bulldozer

Nothing could have prepared me for this. Never in a million years would I have imagined filling my house with reader-donated Dozer art. They came over the weeks, each arriving with so much love and care that it honestly stopped me in my tracks and made me scream when I opened them.

I made a little video about these works that I thought you might like to see:

I have a gazillion photos of Dozer, but these have a special meaning that only something handmade can have. I will install them in my home and cherish them forever.

A big thank you to the talented artists:

1. MJ’s Michelle Jung draws a dog

2. Robyn Ross

3. Alexandra Néa

4. Rachel Somers

5. Roslyn Elms

I framed them all very large so that they had presence! Many thanks to Sydney Picture Frames in West Ryde for the wonderful job they did with the framing: friendliness, good advice, quick turnaround and value.